Disposable bedpan

ABSTRACT

A completely disposable bedpan is provided which is spillproof, drip-proof and odorless. It is lightweight and easy to handle.

United States Patent 11 1 1111 3,713,178

Mallette 1 51 Jan. 30, 1973 541 DISPOSABLE BEDPAN 3,464,066 9 1969 Marks..4/113 3,503,080 3/l970 Laufer etal... .....4/l 12 [75 InventorGertrude Mallenef Ormd" 3,599,249 8/1971 Reed ..4 112 [73] Assignee:Leonard Barnard, P1edm0nt, Calif.

FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [22} Filed: Aug. 2,197]

992,403 5/l965 Great Britain ..4/1 12 1 PP 163,208 1,031,104 5 1966Great Britain ..4 112 [52] U.S. Cl ..4/l12 7 rim ry Ex minerHenry K.Artis [51] Int. Cl. ..A6lg 9/00 Attorney-Carl Hoppe et al. [58] FieldofSearch ..4/l,ll2,ll0, ll3,lll; 220/65 [57] ABSTRACT [56] ReferencesCited A completely disposable bedpan is provided which is UNITED STATESPATENTS spillproof, drip-proof and odorless. It is lightweight and easyto handle. 3,160,893 12/1964 Steeletal 4/ll2 3,319,263 5/1967 Uddan etal. ..4/1l0 X 2 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures PATENTEDJAI 30 I975 DISPOSABLEBEDPAN BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Bedpans for bed patients are old andwell-known. However, the structure of this invention is unique in itsease of use and handling.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is general a broad object of the presentinvention to provide an improved bedpan structure which is simple andinexpensive to construct and which can be readily removed and discarded.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showingthe bedpan in the course of assembly.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating several steps in the assemblyof the bedpan structure of this invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the first tray and the absorbentunit.

FIG. 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 in FIG. 1 illustrating thebedpan structure in cross section.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The preferred embodimentincludes a first inner tray 7 and a second outer tray 6. The inner trayis enclosed within a wrapper folded upon itself to form a sleevestructure, generally indicated at 8. The sleeve is assembled from asheet of waterproof material, the side edges 9 and 11 of the sheet 8being folded over one another from the full line position in FIG. 3 intothe dotted line position shown in FIG. 3. The overlapped edges 9 and 11are held together with a strip of tape 12 thus forming the sleeve. Theupper face of the sheet 8 includes a trapezoidally shaped opening 14.The next step in the assembly of the device is to insert a flat layer ofabsorbent material 16 into tray 7. The resulting assembly is thenslipped within the sleeve formed by the overlapping of side edges 9 and11. When this is achieved the opposite end flaps 17 and 18 are foldedback around the underside of tray 7 and are secured in place by tapestrips 19; this step is illustrated in FIG. 3. Folding the ends of thesleeve down and around the edges of tray 7 and securing these in placeensures the no-spill, no-drip, no-leak features. The assembled structureis then placed in the outer tray 6.

From the foregoing, I believe it will be apparent that I have provided anovel, simple and improved bedpan which can be manufacturedinexpensively and which is quite reliable in use. Since both trays arewaterproof, there is no danger of soiling the bed. Further, the bedpandescribed requires a minimum of change of posture on the part of theuser.

I CLAIM:

1. A disposable bedpan comprising:

a. a first waterproof tray,

b. a layer of absorbent material filling the first tray,

c. a waterproof wrapper enclosing the first tray and secured upon itselfas to be leakproof tape means employed to hold the wrapper in itsenclosed state, the wrapper having an exposed upper face having anopening therein, and a second waterproof tray in which the wrapperenclosed first tray is mounted.

bedpan as in claim 1 wherein the wrapper lS formed of a flat sheet ofmaterial folded upon itself to form a sleeve to receive the first traysnugly with the opposite ends of the sleeve secured to the sleeve on theunderside of the first tray to provide a leakproof enclosure for thefirst tray.

1. A disposable bedpan comprising: A. A FIRST WATERPROOF TRAY, B. ALAYER OF ABSORBENT MATERIAL FILLING THE FIRST TRAY, C. A WATERPROOFWRAPPER ENCLOSING THE FIRST TRAY AND SECURED UPON ITSELF AS TO BELEAKPROOF TAPE MEANS EMPLOYED TO HOLD THE WRAPPER IN ITS ENCLOSED STATE,D. THE WRAPPER HAVING AN EXPOSED UPPER FACE HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN,E. AND A SECOND WATERPROOF TRAY IN WHICH THE WRAPPER ENCLOSED FIRST TRAYIS MOUNTED.
 1. A disposable bedpan comprising: A. A FIRST WATERPROOFTRAY, B. A LAYER OF ABSORBENT MATERIAL FILLING THE FIRST TRAY, C. AWATERPROOF WRAPPER ENCLOSING THE FIRST TRAY AND SECURED UPON ITSELF ASTO BE LEAKPROOF TAPE MEANS EMPLOYED TO HOLD THE WRAPPER IN ITS ENCLOSEDSTATE, D. THE WRAPPER HAVING AN EXPOSED UPPER FACE HAVING AN OPENINGTHEREIN, E. AND A SECOND WATERPROOF TRAY IN WHICH THE WRAPPER ENCLOSEDFIRST TRAY IS MOUNTED.